About Ole…
Ole von Frausing-Borch, MSEd, RN, LMFT
I have been a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist for over 45 years. I received my Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology from USC. My first professional position was with the LA Co. Sheriff’s Department as a staff psychologist, working with the deputies and their families. After that my nursing and counseling careers became intertwined. I had received my nurses training in the US Army. Over the years I have worked in the following positions: director of a methadone clinic for heroin addicts; nursing in Acute, Skilled Nursing Facilities and Hospice; both a nurse and counselor at the Rehabilitation Institute of Santa Barbara; counselor at Child Abuse Listening and Mediation; nurse, counselor and administrator in the developmental disabilities field; I have provided classes/lectures/seminars in both national and local forums. For the last 45+ years, except for a few years, I always had a private counseling/psychotherapy practice working with individuals and couples. For many years I had supervised MFT interns and trainees in private practice settings and both Allan Hancock College and the Community Counseling Center in San Luis Obispo, California. For a number of years, I taught various courses in Psychology at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, California.
Empower Your Essence
I have always found it sad when I meet people that aren’t reaching their full potential. I have always encouraged self-empowerment, personal responsibility and learning from your experiences – good or bad! I have had the good fortune of having a long life full of many different experiences, which has allowed me to be able to relate to a wide variety of people from many walks of life. I have worked with the rich and the poor, the consummate professional and day laborer, the high school drop out and the PhD.
I work with people in their life – not mine. I do not make judgements based on my values, but after collaborative exploration of their life and circumstances, let them decide their course, their values and wants. I simply reflect to them what they are expressing and what that can mean for them. |The final choice ultimately is theirs, because they have to live with it – not me.